PorscheCayenne MOT results

In 2025, 85.1% of Porsche Cayenne MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 72.8% for cars of the same age. 4.2% had at least one dangerous defect (7.2% for cars the same age). The typical Porsche Cayenne tested was 9 years old with 75,300 miles. Based on 31,033 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 85.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.7%passed after repair
Failed: 12.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.2%same age 7.2%
Typical mileage: 75,300at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Porsche CayenneAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	116	94.8%	91.7%
2022	2,245	93.6%	88.5%
2021	1,475	93.6%	87.2%
2020	2,260	90.9%	85.9%
2019	3,113	91.4%	83.5%
2018	1,784	88.7%	80.8%
2017	1,731	87.5%	78.1%
2016	2,741	85.5%	74.8%
2015	2,301	85.4%	71.8%
2014	1,842	84.8%	68.5%
2013	2,127	83.4%	65.6%
2012	1,899	83.6%	63.2%
2011	1,187	80.3%	61.0%
2010	850	82.7%	59.1%
2009	787	73.2%	58.1%
2008	551	76.0%	57.0%
2007	652	73.5%	57.2%
2006	812	73.6%	56.8%
2005	1,172	71.8%	57.5%
2004	941	72.9%	57.5%
2003	444	74.1%	58.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Porsche CayenneAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3,892	93.2%	87.4%	30,400
5-9 years	11,656	88.4%	79.1%	59,000
10-14 years	8,958	83.7%	65.7%	100,200
15-19 years	3,662	74.3%	57.6%	117,100
20-29 years	2,039	72.6%	59.6%	125,000

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Porsche Cayenne is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,119	3.6%	1.2×	89.5%
GU Guildford	South East	724	2.3%	1.7×	83.7%
W London W	London	706	2.3%	8.6×	87.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	705	2.3%	2.8×	82.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	649	2.1%	1.2×	87.8%
RG Reading	South East	638	2.1%	1.4×	85.0%
TN Tonbridge	South East	578	1.9%	1.4×	85.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	550	1.8%	0.8×	88.5%
NW London NW	London	549	1.8%	2.7×	83.1%
SW London SW	London	544	1.8%	4.1×	82.9%
E London E	London	500	1.6%	2.0×	88.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	490	1.6%	0.9×	85.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	478	1.5%	1.3×	82.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	473	1.5%	1.1×	83.7%
RH Redhill	South East	467	1.5%	1.5×	83.9%
N London N	London	454	1.5%	2.2×	85.9%
SK Stockport	North West	433	1.4%	1.4×	86.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	432	1.4%	1.4×	86.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	427	1.4%	0.9×	86.9%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	414	1.3%	0.8×	86.0%
SE London SE	London	402	1.3%	1.7×	84.1%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	400	1.3%	1.1×	86.2%
SL Slough	South East	398	1.3%	1.8×	86.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	390	1.3%	0.7×	85.4%
PO Portsmouth	South East	387	1.2%	0.9×	81.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	382	1.2%	0.8×	89.5%
TW Twickenham	London	381	1.2%	1.7×	85.6%
M Manchester	North West	375	1.2%	0.8×	88.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	371	1.2%	1.0×	80.6%
DA Dartford	South East	356	1.1%	1.6×	86.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	353	1.1%	0.8×	87.3%
CH Chester	North West	349	1.1%	1.0×	78.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	347	1.1%	1.1×	85.0%
EN Enfield	London	347	1.1%	1.9×	89.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	328	1.1%	0.8×	84.1%
BS Bristol	South West	323	1.0%	0.6×	82.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	323	1.0%	1.5×	91.0%
BL Bolton	North West	319	1.0%	1.3×	87.1%
RM Romford	London	315	1.0%	1.3×	86.7%
HA Harrow	London	314	1.0%	1.7×	88.2%
PR Preston	North West	310	1.0%	1.1×	86.8%
AL St Albans	East of England	306	1.0%	2.2×	91.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	304	1.0%	0.9×	85.9%
UB Southall	London	300	1.0%	1.6×	90.3%
OX Oxford	South East	299	1.0%	0.9×	80.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	295	1.0%	1.2×	85.4%
WA Warrington	North West	295	1.0%	0.9×	84.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	288	0.9%	0.6×	87.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	285	0.9%	0.7×	86.3%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	278	0.9%	1.0×	86.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	275	0.9%	0.7×	81.8%
IG Ilford	London	273	0.9%	2.0×	87.2%
CR Croydon	London	260	0.8%	1.2×	82.3%
SN Swindon	South West	259	0.8%	0.9×	87.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	256	0.8%	1.1×	80.5%
SO Southampton	South East	248	0.8%	0.7×	83.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	242	0.8%	1.1×	85.5%
BN Brighton	South East	237	0.8%	0.6×	76.4%
NP Newport	Wales	233	0.8%	0.9×	88.0%
IP Ipswich	East of England	229	0.7%	0.6×	81.7%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	225	0.7%	0.7×	80.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	222	0.7%	1.0×	82.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	221	0.7%	0.8×	90.0%
EX Exeter	South West	219	0.7%	0.6×	78.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	208	0.7%	0.8×	87.5%
TS Teesside	North East	207	0.7%	0.7×	87.4%
ME Rochester	South East	204	0.7%	0.6×	83.8%
L Liverpool	North West	202	0.7%	0.6×	86.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	196	0.6%	0.9×	84.7%
LU Luton	East of England	195	0.6%	0.9×	91.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	194	0.6%	0.5×	85.1%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	191	0.6%	0.7×	85.9%
PL Plymouth	South West	181	0.6%	0.6×	81.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	180	0.6%	0.8×	79.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	174	0.6%	1.2×	94.3%
WD Watford	East of England	168	0.5%	1.4×	78.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	167	0.5%	0.6×	87.4%
BR Bromley	London	161	0.5%	1.5×	84.5%
CW Crewe	North West	160	0.5%	0.9×	80.6%
BA Bath	South West	157	0.5%	0.6×	75.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	154	0.5%	0.7×	84.4%
OL Oldham	North West	150	0.5%	0.7×	84.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	150	0.5%	0.8×	82.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	145	0.5%	0.5×	85.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	143	0.5%	0.7×	91.6%
LA Lancaster	North West	129	0.4%	0.8×	85.3%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	128	0.4%	1.5×	83.6%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	117	0.4%	0.6×	82.9%
FY Blackpool	North West	109	0.4%	0.8×	74.3%
DL Darlington	North East	108	0.3%	0.6×	78.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	107	0.3%	0.6×	84.1%
TA Taunton	South West	105	0.3%	0.5×	79.0%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	97	0.3%	0.6×	80.4%
WN Wigan	North West	97	0.3%	0.7×	89.7%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	96	0.3%	0.8×	85.4%
PH Perth	Scotland	96	0.3%	1.0×	87.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	95	0.3%	0.5×	78.9%
DH Durham	North East	89	0.3%	0.6×	84.3%
SM Sutton	London	85	0.3%	1.2×	91.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	84	0.3%	0.7×	84.5%
DT Dorchester	South West	81	0.3%	0.7×	80.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	81	0.3%	0.7×	77.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	81	0.3%	0.5×	67.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	78	0.3%	0.4×	78.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	77	0.2%	0.5×	70.1%
TR Truro	South West	76	0.2%	0.4×	85.5%
SP Salisbury	South West	69	0.2%	0.5×	87.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	68	0.2%	0.5×	66.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	68	0.2%	0.5×	88.2%
IV Inverness	Scotland	62	0.2%	0.5×	75.8%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	59	0.2%	0.8×	83.1%
SR Sunderland	North East	44	0.1%	0.4×	81.8%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	37	0.1%	0.5×	86.5%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	35	0.1%	0.6×	80.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	15	<0.1%	0.6×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.5×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	6	<0.1%	0.2×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,850	6.0%	0.8×	83.7%
North East	862	2.8%	0.7×	85.0%
North West	3,214	10.4%	0.9×	84.9%
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,230	7.2%	0.8×	86.8%
Wales	875	2.8%	0.6×	86.7%
West Midlands	2,857	9.2%	0.9×	87.0%
East Midlands	2,060	6.6%	1.0×	85.9%
East of England	3,062	9.9%	1.0×	85.3%
London	6,296	20.3%	2.1×	85.7%
South East	5,452	17.6%	1.1×	84.0%
South West	2,265	7.3%	0.7×	81.8%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Porsche CayenneCars the same age

Tyres4.9%6.2%
Lights and electrics4.4%10.3%
Suspension3.0%8.7%
Brakes2.6%6.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.0%4.3%
Emissions and leaks1.9%3.0%
Body and structure0.8%3.2%
Seat belts and airbags0.6%1.0%
Steering0.3%1.9%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Porsche Cayenne tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	2.1%	2.3%	0.9×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.4%	1.5%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.3%	2.2%	0.6×	100.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.0%	1.3%	0.8×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.8%	1.9%	0.4×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.8%	1.8%	0.4×	100.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	0.8%	1.3%	0.6×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.7%	0.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	0.6%	2.3%	0.3×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	14.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.6%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	4.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	4.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	3.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	3.0%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.6%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.2%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	13,303	84.5%
Diesel	12,342	83.7%
Hybrid	5,318	89.9%
Other	30	73.3%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

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